Reid, James
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | James |
Surname | Reid |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-08-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas and Flora Reid, of Edinburgh. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | HR938 |
Markings | NP-L |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Florennes Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row 5. Grave 69. |
Epitaph | NOT FORGOTTEN BY MUM AND DAD, TOM, PETER AND JEANIE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 231 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 125568 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 158 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Off Ry des Aulnes, Wancennes, Namur Province |
Country | Belgium |
Memorial Type | Stone pillar & inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | La nuit du 10 au 11 août 1943 ici est tombée une forteresse volante de la RAF - Halifax HR 938 de 158 Sqn |
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 158 Sqn, RAF Lissett 28th February 1943 - 17th August 1946 |
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window in memory of 158 Sqn RAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1048/39 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1048/38 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-08-1943 |
End Date | 11-08-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Lissett |
Day/Night Raid | Night (70% moon) |
Operation | Nuremberg. 653 aircraft, 16 losses (2.5%). Ground marking was used even though there was cloud cover. Serious damage to both residential and industrial buildings and 577 deaths. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed south of Dinant, Belgium |